The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-03-04

Shortly after Slr. Tlden's death. N
Instance. . writer on the New Yorl
Sun. A n. Gibson. said that Mr.. Til
den had mailed to President Clcvelans
. copy Of his (Air. Tlden's) letter cr
coast defenses. which was formally ad'
dressed 20 Speaker Carlisle. Mr. Glib
son said: MIR. Tldcn read 30 me the
letter himself AID In my presence dis
patched . copy 90 Mr.. Cleveland
This was written long after the letter
had become public. and shortly subsc-
quent 20 Mr.. Tilden's death. The in
t~cntion vas 10 acquit Mr.. Tilden az thu
charge that had been brought against
him II the time q the publication Of
the letter. 70 the effect that he had
taken . good deal on himself In adj
dressing Congress through the Speak
e.. IN advance Of the Presidents mes
sage. on q National subject, over the
Presidents head. Mr.. Iilden had never
met the charge. John Bigelow. Man.
ton Marble and Andrew Fl. Green had
never refuted IL. They were the men
Of AL men who would be expected to
do %. for they did much Of Mr.. Til
| den's wrifinv b-usinc<s for him. q. w
Smith. Mr.. Tilden's secretary, has
never mel that charge. A. NJ. Gibson
sought 10 meet Il wifh An e-xplicitness
| that was unmistakable. His statement
was accented and commented an adj
versely to M. Cleveland bv All the anti
Cleveland papers. among which was
MANY q DAD that had been anti-Til-
den. until il conld use I mock respect
for Tilden As 4 club with which 20 M
Cleveland.
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The authority for this statement i the
President himself. He Il NOT n liar.
He Is not dead. No one need wait m.
I'll after his death 70 denv that he re-
ceiyed IL or inquire Of otbcrs than n
whether be ever received n He Il
alive. He : be .sked anv time
This declaration Is made without apv
design Of rejecting on A. N Gibson;s
oertaintv thar he saw the Letter m.;lsl
to Mr.. Cleveland n nav have m;s-
carried. The man To whom II was n.
trusted for mailing NAV have lost Il
The onlv thing that i surely ! fact Il
the case Il that Mr.. Cleveland meyer
received that letter He nsxe,
adopted and never has concerned him. |
self about the theory NJ having becu |
sighted bv the fact az the letter ~,
having been sent to him Small suc. |
gestions do NOT Affect him. Rut he n. |
an opinion Of that comment which ba.
been based on the ALLEGATION that IA !
did receive the Letter ami tool ~ ~
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the President and The l.Jv Il could
not have been more no.;s;velv m.J.
had Il been made bv either o. iosh u
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ruthless statement nv l,dv l,.w
nothing about that or .pv other mart
the message until \ rad \ ~ ~
paperx. IptrinsicaIlv the st.temert
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The .ouib<. sIurs- .rcumen,a.
ions and overt ~ covert .nsers bu;l.
- on this often-reiterated III have IN
zen few. They are multipI;ed con.
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on and : studiouS LADY ~ Holland
PATENT know ~ Ie..t two th;,c.. a..
hat the statement Z IN untrush. two
hat those who ORIGINATE Il and rer;od.
callv reissue Il ar aware that 4 i IN
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